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Pardon me, but what does what you say have to do with what Tillich said?

RobbyS - As is often the case, only Paul Tillich manages to deal with the matter with some sense of proportion: Paul Tilich : A History of Christian Thought, Page 78 "The (holy ) Spirit was replaced in actual piety by the Holy Virgin. The virgin who gave birth to God acquired divinity herself to a certain extent, at least for popular piety."

Did I paraphrase what he said incorrectly in my post?

Please paraphrase it in your words for me.

Isn't he saying that Mary didn't need God's Holy Spirit, because she used her own piety to acquire her own divinity?

No, he is saying that many people gave devotion to the Virgin Msry that he thought should be given to the Holy Ghost. And I say that it is much easier to relate to such a figure than to such a figure as the Holy Ghost, which seems more like a "force" than a "person." Mary,after all, was a human being who however we may exault her was still a Mother.